Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 21 Months’ Imprisonment for Paying Healthcare Kickbacks
Richard G. Frohling, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that, on March 21, 2025, Justin Drew Hanson was sentenced to 21 months’ incarceration for paying…
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Hollywood Hills Man Sentenced for Paying Nearly $2.9 Million in Kickbacks
A Hollywood Hills man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for paying illegal kickbacks for patient referrals to his addiction treatment facilities located in Orange County. Casey Mahoney,…
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Three Convicted for Fraudulently Billing over $8 Million to Medicare and Medicaid
A federal jury convicted a Kentucky doctor, a Texas businessman, and a Kentucky woman for their roles operating a scheme out of a series of addiction treatment facilities in Kentucky…
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NJ Pain Clinic Admits Healthcare Fraud and Agrees to Criminal and Civil Penalties
A pain clinic with locations in Atlantic, Cape May, and Cumberland Counties admitted to overbilling insurance companies for services provided. Pain Specialists, PA, with locations in Northfield, Vineland, and Cape…
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California Doctors Settle $375K Fraud Allegations Over Electroacupuncture Devices
Zachary J. Lipman MD, of Chico, has paid $290,000 to the United States and Michael Woo-Ming MD, of Murrieta, has agreed to pay $85,000 to the United States to resolve…
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Caregiver Sentenced for Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced the sentencing of Tavonia Stackhouse, 47, of Randallstown, Maryland, and Monica Brown, 49, of Baltimore, Maryland, relating to the financial exploitation of a vulnerable…
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West Virginia Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Healthcare Fraud
Shawn R. Blankenship, 54, of Winfield, pleaded guilty to four counts of healthcare fraud. According to court documents and statements made in court, Blankenship is a licensed nurse practitioner and…
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Former Director of Michigan Peer Center Pleads Guilty to Embezzling from Center
Tanya Hobson, 45, of Kingston, pleaded guilty to one count of Embezzlement-Agent or Trustee – $200 or more but less than $1,000, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. As part…
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TennCare Fraud Investigation Leads to Arrest of Memphis Doctor
A Memphis doctor faces charges of TennCare fraud and theft of property following an investigation by special agents with the Medicaid Fraud Control Division (MFCD) of the Tennessee Bureau of…
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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that his office’s Vulnerable Adults and Medicaid Provider Fraud unit (VAMPF) and the Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Drug Control have arrested…
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